Ten Korean titles to keep your eye on

Action, horror, comedy and historical pics in play

“Battlefield Heroes” Director: Joon-ik Lee Producer: Chul-hyun Cho Stars: Jin-young Jung, Mun-sik Lee Logline: A sequel to helmer Joon-ik Lee’s 2003 hit “Once Upton A Time In The Battlefield,” the war comedy offers a caricature of a historical war between kingdoms in the Korean peninsula in the seventh century, where the soliders never lose their wit and humor throughout the battle. Sales: M-Line Distribution

“The Cat”Director: Seung-wook Byun Producer: Joon-dong Lee Stars: Min-young Park, Dong-wook Kim Logline: Horror film about a twentysomething woman who works at a pet shop and lives with a mysterious cat and gets to be horrified by the death of cats. Sales: Finecut

“White”Directors: Sun Kim and Gok Kim Producer: Doo-young Choi Stars: Eun-jung Ham, Doni May Logline: Famous indie helmers’ first commercial genre film. A horror featuring Korea’s top girl group T-ara, in a story of an idol star discovering a mesmerizing song on a videotape that brings to mysterious accidents. Sales: CJ Entertainment

“The Showdown” Director: Hoon-jung Park Producer: Soo-jin Kim Stars: Hee-soon Park, Goo Jin Logline: The scriptwriter of “I Saw the Devil” and “The Unjust” makes his directorial debut with the producer of “The Chaser.” Set in 17th-century Manchuria, three Korean soldiers are abandoned in the middle of a war and discover the fatal truths. Sales: Sidus FNH

“Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow” Director: Sok-yun Kim Producer: Kwang-soo Kim Cho Stars: Myung-min Kim, Ji-min Han Logline: Director of hit TV show “Old Miss Diary” returns with comedy set in the 18th-century Chosun dynasty, where a great detective is off to solve the secret behind an embezzlement scandal by high officials. Sales: Showbox

“The Informers” Director: In-je Park Producer: Young-suk Oh Stars: Jung-min Hwang, Goo Jin Logline: Hwang comes back in this crime thriller as a passionate journalist who does anything to get a scoop. He investigates a mysterious explosion and is threatened by someone who wants to hide the accident. Sales: Showbox

“The Front Line” Director: Hun Jang Producer: Hyun-chul Kim Stars: Ha-kyun Shin, Soo Go, Ok-vin Kim Logline: A war drama by the “Secret Reunion” helmer, which depicts a fierce battle on the frontline between South and North Korean armies over their new border after ceasefire is declared in 1951. Sales: Showbox

“Poongsan”Director: Jaihong Juhn Producer: Yoon-chan Jeon Stars: Kye-sang Yoon, Gyuri Kim Logline: Scripted and executive produced by helmer Kim Ki-duk, the action melodrama tells the story of a man who delivers letters for families between South and North Korea. After being discovered by government agents, he is taken on dangerous jobs. Sales: Finecut